Holder pushes Aitkin past Ogilvie

OGILVIE -- John Holder hit and pitched Aitkin to a 5-2 victory over Ogilvie in Great River Conference baseball Tuesday.

Holder tossed a complete game striking out seven and hit a two-run homer in the sixth. Brian Burman went 3-for-3 and Luke Martin added two hits for the Gobblers.

Aitkin 5 7 0

Ogilvie 2 6 3

WP -- John Holder. LP -- Willie Blowers. 2B -- Brian Burman. HR -- Holder. Conference -- A 2-0. Overall -- A 3-1. Next game -- Aitkin hosts Isle 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Parkers Prairie 18,

Pillager 7

PILLAGER -- Mike Nelson hit a three-run homer and Luke Ringler added a two-run shot for Pillager but 13 errors proved to be the Huskies' demise as they lost in six innings to Parkers Prairie Tuesday.

Parkers Prairie 18 9 2

Pillager 7 11 13

WP -- B. Iverson. LP -- Luke Ringler. HR -- Pillager, Mike Nelson, Ringler. Conference -- P 0-2. Overall -- PP 0-2. Next game -- Pillager hosts Menahga 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Kimball 8, Pierz 7

KIMBALL -- Jeremy Monson went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and two stolen bases as the Pierz Pioneers came up short in an loss to the Kimball Cubs in Central Minnesota Conference play Tuesday.

Pierz 7 9 3

Kimball 8 7 1

WP --Aaron Rossman. LP --Warren Gall . 2B -- Monson. Conference -- P 1-1. Overall -- P 4-2. Next game -- Pierz hosts Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 5 p.m. Thursday.

Menahga 14, Verndale 3

MENAHGA -- Menahga scored 10 unearned runs in the third inning and beat Verndale Tuesday. Losing pitcher John Kempe issued five two-out walks in the third. Verndale managed just four singles.

Verndale 3 4 3

Menahga 14 10 0

WP -- Kyle Dormanen. LP -- John Kempe. Conference -- V 0-2. Overall -- V 1-2. Next game -- Verndale at Parkers Prairie 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Park Rapids 9-7,

Wadena-Deer Creek 5-2

PARK RAPIDS -- Joe Paulson had a two-run double and Seth Hamman tripled for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in a Mid-State Conference doubleheader loss to Park Rapids Tuesday.

Wadena-Deer Creek 5 6 6

Park Rapids 9 5 1

WP-Chris Bruhn. LP-Travis George. 2B-WDC-Joe Paulson.

Wadena-Deer Creek 2 6 2

Park Rapids 7 9 0

WP-Rudy Donatelli. LP-Tyler Wolden. 3B-WDC-Seth Hamman.

Conference -- WDC 0-2. Overall -- WDC 0-3. Next game -- Roseau at WDC 4 p.m. Friday.

Perham 6-22,

Pine River-Backus 3-1

PERHAM -- Brandon Anderson hit a two-run homer in the first game for Pine River-Backus as the Tigers dropped a Mid-State Conference doubleheader to Perham Tuesday.

Anderson finished 3-for-4 in the first game. Perham's Ryan Wien was 4-for-5 and Tyler Doll 3-3 with a double.

In the second game, PR-B's Steven Snavely was 2-for-3.

Pine River-Backus 3 8 1

Perham 6 10 2

WP-Matt Richter. LP-Marcus Hernandez. HR-PRB, Brandon Anderson.

Pine River-Backus 1 3 6

Perham 22 20 3

WP-Doll. LP-Brandon Anderson.

Conference -- PRB 0-2. Overall -- PRB 0-3. Next game -- PRB hosts Pillager 4:30 p.m. Friday.